anchor Description
The Clarksburg Master Plan allows for the development of up to residential units. The plan includes five future elementary school sites. Little Bennett Elementary School opened in September William B. Gibbs, Jr. Elementary School opened in September and Wilson Wims Elementary School opened in September With continued growth in elementary school enrollment, another new elementary school is approved and scheduled to open September Elementary enrollment continues to grow beyond the elementary schools in the cluster and the one scheduled to open in September Therefore, the Board of Education's requested FY CIP included funds for the opening of the next elementary school in this cluster. An FY appropriation was requested to begin planning this new school. This project was scheduled to be completed September However, due to fiscal constraints, the County Council delayed this project one year. An FY appropriation was approved to begin the planning of this new school. An FY appropriation was requested for construction funding. Due to fiscal constraints, the County Council delayed this project one year. An FY appropriation was approved for construction funds. An FY supplemental appropriation and transfer of funds was approved, in September for million to increase the total cost of this project to address construction cost increases for this new elementary school. An FY supplemental appropriation for million was approved, in December to maximize state aid. An FY appropriation was approved for the balance of funding. This project is scheduled to be completed August
anchorFiscal Note
State Aid approved from the County's allocation of the Built To Learn Act school construction program.
anchorDisclosures
MCPS asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Mandatory Referral - M-NCPPC, Department of Environmental Protection, Building Permits:, Code Review, Fire Marshall, Department of Transportation, Inspections, Sediment Control, Stormwater Management, WSSC Permits